A Strange Manuscript found in a Copper Cylinder, Special Illustrated Edition
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Book Overview
Armchair fiction presents extra-large paperback editions of the best in classic science fiction novels. James De Mille's "A Strange Manuscript found in a Copper Cylinder" is the fifth installment of our "Lost World-Lost Race Classics" series. Four bored men, basking away on their yacht, discover a strange manuscript inside a metal cylinder. The manuscript contains the details of one of the most fantastic adventures ever put down on paper. It is the story of Adam More, a British sailor marooned in the wilds of Antarctica. There he discovers a mysterious subterranean tunnel that leads him into an incredible world inhabited by prehistoric beasts and a lost race of death-worshippers. It is one of the most amazing tales you will ever read. This special edition is presented with the original illustrations of Gilbert Gaul, who created the artwork for its original publication by Harper and Brothers all the way back in 1888.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1511704683
ISBN13:9781511704687
Release Date:April 2015
Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:234 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.2" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
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Canada's Orwell
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
If you like Animal Farm, 1984, Brave New World and other "creepy society" books, you'll love this one. Four intellectuals find a..., well, a strange manuscript, in a... copper cylinder, yeah. It is the account of a man's discovery of a literally "backwards" civilization where the social pyramid is inverted : people strive to be poor, and the wealthiest citizens are considered bums. Life here is torture, because the ultimate goal of every person is to die. Pick up this book to be intrigued and fascinated.
Magnificent
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I actually picked up this book on accident - I had no idea what it was about nor had I ever heard of it. A wonderful masterpiece on society and cultutre, it includes much symbolism. The book makes us question what is truth -
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